ROBERT LEUSINK: In 1857 Jean-François Millet painted two peasants in a field, heads bowed, tools at their feet. What most people don't know: they are praying the Angelus For 700 years Europeans stopped everything three times a day:…

In 1857 Jean-François Millet painted two peasants in a field, heads bowed, tools at their feet

It became one of the most reproduced paintings in history

What most people don't know: they are praying the Angelus

For 700 years Europeans stopped everything three times a day:… pic.twitter.com/OpiB9XLBuu

— Robbert Leusink (@robbertleusink) March 14, 2026

The Angelus Prayer.